plasma

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin plasma (“mold”), from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplæzmə/, enPR: plăz'mə
• Rhymes: -æzmə

Noun

plasma (countable and uncountable, plural plasmas or plasmata)

2. (physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.

   plasma arc cutter;   plasma cutter
4. (hematology) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.

   blood plasma;   lymph plasma

6. (mineralogy) A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
8. (medicine, dated) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
10. (computer graphics, demoscene) A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.
    • Jonathan Weinel, Explosions in the Mind (page 139)

      This creates the classic 'plasma' effect seen in many demoscene videos.

Derived terms

Related terms

• plasmic

Translations

Verb

plasma (third-person singular simple present plasmas, present participle plasmaing, simple past and past participle plasmaed)

1. (science fiction, transitive) To transform something into plasma.

   Synonym: plasmify

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Plasma”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “plasma”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

• Malpas, Palmas, lampas, palmas

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈplaz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈplaz.ma]

Noun

plasma m (plural plasmes)

1. plasma

Etymology 2

Verb

plasma

1. inflection of plasmar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplasma]
• Hyphenation: plas‧ma

Noun

plasma n

1. Alternative form of plazma

Declension

Noun

plasma f

1. Alternative form of plazma

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma). Influenced by German Plasma (“blood plasma, cytoplasm”) and English plasma (“ionised gas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑs.maː/
• Hyphenation: plas‧ma

Noun

plasma n (plural plasma's)

1. (physics) plasma, dense ionised gas
2. (biology, medicine) blood plasma

   Synonym: bloedplasma

3. (biology) cytoplasm

   Synonyms: celplasma, cytoplasma

4. (mineralogy) plasma, dark green type of quartz

Derived terms

• bloedplasma
• celplasma

Related terms

• cytoplasma
• plasmatisch
• plasma-tv

Descendants

• → Indonesian: plasma

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English plasma), ultimately from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑsmɑ/, [ˈplɑ̝s̠mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsmɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): plas‧ma

Noun

plasma

1. (biology, physics, hematology) plasma

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “plasma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plas.ma/

Noun

plasma m (plural plasmas)

1. plasma (all senses)

Descendants

• → Turkish: plazma

Further reading

• “plasma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Icelandic

Noun

plasma n (genitive singular plasma, no plural)

1. (physics) plasma

Declension

See also

• blóðvökvi (“blood plasma”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch plasma, from Latin plasma, from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplas.ma]
• Rhymes: -ma, -a
• Hyphenation: plas‧ma

Noun

plasma (plural plasma-plasma)

1. plasma:
   1. (physics) a state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons
   2. (medicine, hematology) blood plasma, free of suspended cells, used in transfusions
2. (agriculture) farmers (planters) who are part of the agricultural business system (plantation) who are in charge of carrying out the production process and supplying their products to the factory (which acts as the nucleus), while the production costs and facilities are provided by the factory

Derived terms

Further reading

• “plasma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Noun

plasma m (genitive singular plasma, nominative plural plasmaí)

1. (physics, hematology) plasma

Declension

Derived terms

• plasma fola, fuilphlasma
• taispeáint phlasma

Mutation

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpla.zma/
• Rhymes: -azma
• Hyphenation: plà‧sma

Etymology 1

Noun

plasma m (plural plasmi)

1. (physics, biology) plasma

Related terms

• plasma sanguigno
• plasmatico
• schermo al plasma

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plasma

1. inflection of plasmare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• spalma

Latin

Verb

plasmā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of plasmō

References

• “plasma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "plasma", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma).

Noun

plasma n (definite singular plasmaet, indefinite plural plasma or plasmaer, definite plural plasmaene)

1. (physics, biology) plasma

References

• “plasma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma).

Noun

plasma n (definite singular plasmaet, indefinite plural plasma, definite plural plasmaa)

1. (physics, biology) plasma

References

• “plasma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: plas‧ma

Etymology 1

Noun

plasma m (plural plasmas)

1. (biology) plasma
2. (physics) plasma
3. plasma TV

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plasma

1. inflection of plasmar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplasma/ [ˈplaz.ma]
• Rhymes: -asma
• Syllabification: plas‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Plasma.

Noun

plasma m (plural plasmas)

1. (physics, biology) plasma

Etymology 2

Verb

plasma

1. inflection of plasmar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “plasma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English plasma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplasma/

Noun

plasma m (plural plasmâu)

1. (physics, biology) plasma

Mutation

See also

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plasma”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies